WO2021090386A1 - ウェアラブルセンサ装置およびモニタリングシステム - Google Patents

ウェアラブルセンサ装置およびモニタリングシステム Download PDF

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WO2021090386A1
WO2021090386A1 PCT/JP2019/043411 JP2019043411W WO2021090386A1 WO 2021090386 A1 WO2021090386 A1 WO 2021090386A1 JP 2019043411 W JP2019043411 W JP 2019043411W WO 2021090386 A1 WO2021090386 A1 WO 2021090386A1
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啓 桑原
明雄 登倉
石原　隆子
敏輝 和田
雄一 樋口
優生 橋本
都甲　浩芳
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Priority to JP2021554455A priority patent/JPWO2021090386A1/ja
Priority to PCT/JP2019/043411 priority patent/WO2021090386A1/ja
Priority to EP19951725.1A priority patent/EP4056971B1/en
Priority to CA3160457A priority patent/CA3160457A1/en
Priority to ES19951725T priority patent/ES2991254T3/es
Publication of WO2021090386A1 publication Critical patent/WO2021090386A1/ja
Priority to JP2023187737A priority patent/JP2023181442A/ja
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  • the present invention relates to a wearable sensor device and a monitoring system that measure environmental information in the vicinity of a living body.
  • Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a method using the heat index as a guideline for action, such as avoiding going out or strenuous work when the heat index is relatively high.
  • Conventional heat index meters generally consist of relatively large devices and are difficult to place anywhere.
  • the heat index published by the Ministry of the Environment is a value that represents a wide area.
  • the heat load actually received by an individual is greatly affected by the local environment.
  • the environment varies greatly depending on where each person is, such as outdoors and indoors, sun and shade, lawn and concrete.
  • the influence of radiation from the ground for example, differs greatly between a tall adult and a short child.
  • the environment near the human body changes greatly depending on the clothes worn, the state of exercise, and the state of sweating.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable simple, stable and accurate measurement of environmental information in the vicinity of a living body.
  • the wearable sensor device of the present invention includes an environmental sensor configured to measure environmental information in the vicinity of a living body, and the environmental sensor is used when the wearable sensor device is attached to the living body and the living body is in a standing posture. It is characterized in that it is installed on the outer wall surface of the housing facing left and right or diagonally downward of the living body, or is installed away from the outer wall surface.
  • the environment sensor is installed on the outer wall surface of the housing facing left and right or diagonally downward when the living body is in the standing posture, or is installed away from the outer wall surface in the vicinity of the living body. It is possible to measure local environmental information easily and stably.
  • FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of the wearable sensor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the wearable sensor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a wearable sensor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the wearer wears the wearable sensor device in the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the wear in a state where the wearer is not wearing the wearable sensor device.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the wearable sensor device and the wear in a state where the wearer wears the wearable sensor device.
  • FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of the wearable sensor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the wearable sensor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal structure of
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the wearable sensor device and the wear in a state where the wearer wears the wearable sensor device.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the wearable sensor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8A is a front view of the wearable sensor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8B is a rear view of the wearable sensor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another method of fixing the temperature / humidity sensor according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a computer that realizes the wearable sensor device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of the wearable sensor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1B is a rear perspective view of the wearable sensor device.
  • the surface of the wearable sensor device 100 facing the inner wear worn by the wearer is the back surface
  • the surface opposite to the back surface is the front surface of the wearable sensor device 100.
  • the wearable sensor device 100 is provided with a temperature / humidity sensor 2 (environmental sensor) on the outer wall side surface of the sealed housing 1. Further, as will be described later, on the back surface of the outer wall of the housing 1 facing the inner wear, three snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c (first coupling members) for attaching the wearable sensor device 100 to the inner wear are provided. ing.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the wearable sensor device 100.
  • the wearable sensor device 100 includes a rigid substrate 4a and a flexible substrate 4c for connecting a circuit mounted on the rigid substrate 4a and a temperature / humidity sensor 2 in a sealed housing 1.
  • an information acquisition unit 5 for processing the environmental information measured by the temperature / humidity sensor 2 a wireless communication unit 6 for wirelessly transmitting the environmental information to an external device, a battery 7, and a battery 7 are provided.
  • a circuit on the rigid substrate 4a and a power supply circuit 8 for supplying a power supply voltage to the temperature / humidity sensor 2 are mounted.
  • the housing 1 is hermetically sealed so that liquids such as sweat and rain do not enter from the outside, and is waterproof.
  • the housing 1 is composed of, for example, a resin upper lid 1a and a resin lower lid 1b.
  • a method of screwing the upper lid 1a to the lower lid 1b with an O-ring inserted between the upper lid 1a and the lower lid 1b, or a method of screwing the upper lid 1a to the lower lid 1a A method of fixing the upper lid 1b and the lower lid 1b with an adhesive, a method of ultrasonically bonding the upper lid 1a and the lower lid 1b, and the like may be used.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is mounted on the rigid substrate 4b.
  • the rigid substrate 4b is fixed to the side surface of the outer wall of the housing 1.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor chip.
  • the semiconductor chip includes a temperature sensor whose resistance changes depending on the temperature, and a humidity sensor whose capacity and resistance change by absorbing the moisture of the surrounding gas.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 mounted on the rigid substrate 4b is electrically connected to the information acquisition unit 5 and the power supply circuit 8 inside the housing 1 via the flexible wiring and the wiring on the rigid substrate 4a. ing.
  • As the flexible wiring for example, a flexible substrate 4c can be used.
  • the rigid substrates 4a and 4b and the flexible substrate 4c are integrated to form a rigid flexible substrate.
  • the information acquisition unit 5, the wireless communication unit 6, the battery 7, and the power supply circuit 8 are mounted on the rigid board 4a
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is mounted on the rigid board 4b
  • the rigid board 4a and the rigid board 4b are mounted. Is electrically connected to and from the flexible substrate 4c.
  • the rigid substrate 4a is fixed to the inner wall surface of the lower lid 1b.
  • the rigid substrate 4b is fixed to the outer wall side surface of the lower lid 1b. With the rigid substrates 4a and 4b fixed to the lower lid 1b, the upper and lower sides of the flexible substrate 4c are sandwiched between the upper lid 1a and the lower lid 1b. Bond by a method such as ultrasonic bonding.
  • a resin protective member 9 may be provided around the temperature / humidity sensor 2.
  • the protective member 9 plays a role of preventing the temperature / humidity sensor 2 from colliding with an external object and being damaged, or preventing a human finger or the like from coming into contact with the surface of the temperature / humidity sensor 2 and contaminating the sensor surface.
  • the protective member 9 is fixed to the side surface of the outer wall of the housing 1.
  • the protective member 9 is provided with a ventilation hole 90. Since the temperature / humidity sensor 2 can come into contact with the outside air through the ventilation holes 90, it is possible to measure the temperature and humidity of the surrounding air. In this way, the temperature / humidity data (environmental information) measured by the temperature / humidity sensor 2 can be transmitted to the information acquisition unit 5 inside the housing 1 for processing.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 with a built-in AD converter is used, and the measured value of the temperature / humidity is converted into digital data by the AD converter and transmitted to the information acquisition unit 5.
  • the configuration of the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is not limited to this embodiment, and an analog output temperature / humidity sensor may be used.
  • an analog signal processing unit or an AD converter is mounted on the rigid substrate 4a, and the analog signal output from the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is amplified by the analog signal processing unit and then subjected to AD conversion. It may be converted into digital data by a device and passed to the information acquisition unit 5.
  • the metal snap buttons 3a, 3b, and 3c are machined in advance as individual parts. Then, the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c have convex portions 200a, 200b, 200c protruding from the lower surface of the outer wall of the lower lid 1b when the resin lower lid 1b is manufactured, and the remaining portion is surrounded by the lower lid 1b. In addition, it is integrated with the lower lid 1b by, for example, an insert molding method. In this way, the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c can be fixed to the lower lid 1b while ensuring the waterproofness of the portion where the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c are fixed.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the wearer wears the wearable sensor device 100.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the wear when the wearer is not wearing the wearable sensor device 100
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are enlarged views of the wearable sensor device 100 and the wear when the wearer is wearing the wearable sensor device 100. is there.
  • the left-right direction of the wearer's body is the X direction
  • the front-back direction is the Y direction
  • the vertical direction is the Z direction.
  • FIGS. 3, 5 and 6 show a state in which the wearer wears the wearable sensor device 100 on the inner wear 101 such as a T-shirt and wears the outer wear 102 on the inner wear 101.
  • FIG. 5 shows a state in which the outerwear 102 and the innerwear 101 are viewed from the wearer's head.
  • FIG. 6 shows a state in which the outerwear 102 and the innerwear 101 are viewed from the left side of the wearer's body.
  • the description of the protective member 9 is omitted.
  • the inner wear 101 is provided with snap buttons 104a, 104b, 104c (second connecting member) installed so that the recesses 201a, 201b, 201c are exposed on the surface opposite to the surface in contact with the wearer's skin 103. Has been done. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the convex portions of the male snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c provided on the wearable sensor device 100 and the female snap buttons 104a, 104b, 104c provided on the inner wear 101. By fitting the recess, the wearable sensor device 100 can be easily attached to the inner wear 101. By attaching the wearable sensor device 100 to the inner wear 101, the wearable sensor device 100 and the inner wear 101 become a monitoring system that measures environmental information in the vicinity of the wearer.
  • snap buttons 104a, 104b, 104c second connecting member
  • the wearable sensor device 100 has a thickness of, for example, about 5 mm to 10 mm, it is possible to measure environmental information such as temperature and humidity in the vicinity of the human body without interfering with the movement of the wearer. Further, since the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c can be detachably connected to the snap buttons 104a, 104b, 104c, when washing the inner wear 101, the wearable sensor device 100 is removed and only the inner wear 101 is washed. can do.
  • the wearable sensor device 100 is installed between the innerwear 101 and the outerwear 102.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is provided on the outer wall side surface of the wearable sensor device 100. Since the back surface of the outer wall provided with the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c of the wearable sensor device 100 and the side surface of the outer wall provided with the temperature / humidity sensor 2 are substantially orthogonal to each other, the wearable sensor device 100 is attached to the inner wear 101. At that time, the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on a surface in the vicinity of the wearer's body surface, which is substantially orthogonal to the body surface.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 faces the space formed between the inner wear 101 and the outer wear 102, and can measure the environmental information of this space. If the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on the same surface as or the surface opposite to the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c of the wearable sensor device 100, the temperature / humidity when the wearable sensor device 100 is attached to the inner wear 101. The air permeability around the sensor 2 is reduced. As a result, the temperature / humidity sensor 2 measures information different from the original environmental information in the vicinity of the wearer. If the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on a surface substantially orthogonal to the wearer's body surface as in the present embodiment, the problem of reduced air permeability can be solved.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on the surface of the housing 1 that faces the wearer's body in the left-right direction when the wearer is in a standing posture. If the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on the surface of the housing 1 facing upward when the wearer is in a standing position, sweat adheres to the temperature / humidity sensor 2 and its surroundings, and the humidity is measured high. Cases are likely to occur. Therefore, by arranging the temperature / humidity sensor 2 on the surface of the housing 1 other than upward when the wearer is in the standing posture, it is possible to avoid the problem that the measurement becomes inaccurate due to the adhesion of sweat or the like. ..
  • the air between the inner wear 101 and the outer wear 102 is ventilated with the outside air by the lower opening and the upper opening of the outer wear 102.
  • Airflow is mainly generated in the vertical direction between the innerwear 101 and the outerwear 102 to ventilate the air.
  • the arrow 105 in FIG. 6 indicates the air flow between the inner wear 101 and the outer wear 102.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on the surface of the housing 1 that faces downward when the wearer is in the standing posture, information different from the original environmental information in the vicinity of the wearer will be measured.
  • the innerwear 101 is placed around the temperature / humidity sensor 2.
  • the airflow flows between the outerwear 102 and the outerwear 102 without being blocked.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 can measure the original environmental information in the vicinity of the wearer.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on the surface of the housing 1 facing the left side of the wearer's body when the wearer is in the standing posture, but the right side of the wearer's body. Needless to say, the temperature / humidity sensor 2 may be arranged on the surface of the housing 1 facing the surface.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is connected to the information acquisition unit 5.
  • the information acquisition unit 5 includes a memory 50 for storing information.
  • the information acquisition unit 5 passes the temperature / humidity data measured by the temperature / humidity sensor 2 to the wireless communication unit 6. At this time, it goes without saying that the information acquisition unit 5 may temporarily store the temperature / humidity data in the memory 50 and pass it to the wireless communication unit 6 when the temperature / humidity data transmission timing comes.
  • the wireless communication unit 6 wirelessly transmits the temperature / humidity data measured by the temperature / humidity sensor 2 from the antenna 60 to an external device.
  • an external device As a device external to the destination, for example, there is a smartphone owned by the wearer.
  • the information acquisition unit 5 and the wireless communication unit 6 are described as separate blocks in FIG. 7, one semiconductor chip having the functions of the information acquisition unit 5 and the wireless communication unit 6 may be used. ..
  • the snap buttons 3a, 3b, and 3c are arranged non-point symmetric with respect to the surface of the housing 1 on which they are provided (there is no symmetry point on the surface of the housing 1).
  • one snap button 3a, 3b, and 3c are arranged at the positions of the vertices of the isosceles triangle (excluding the equilateral triangle) in a plan view. Therefore, the snap buttons 104a, 104b, 104c that fit with the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c are also arranged at the positions of the vertices of the isosceles triangles (excluding the equilateral triangles) in the plan view on the surface of the innerwear 101. Will be done. With such an arrangement, the snap buttons 3a, 3b, 3c and the snap buttons 104a, 104b, 104c can be correctly fitted, and the temperature / humidity sensor 2 can be prevented from being mounted in the wrong direction. be able to.
  • FIG. 8A is a front view of the wearable sensor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 8B is a rear view of the wearable sensor device.
  • the left-right direction of the wearer's body is the X direction
  • the front-back direction is the Y direction
  • the vertical direction is the Z direction, as in the first embodiment.
  • the circuit configuration of the wearable sensor device 100a is the same as that of the first embodiment.
  • the wearable sensor device 100a in the temperature / humidity sensor 2, the wearable sensor device 100a is attached to the wear worn by the wearer, and the surface of the housing 10 facing diagonally downward of the wearer's body when the wearer is in a standing posture. Is located in. Due to such an arrangement, in the present embodiment, the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged as compared with the case where the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on the surface of the housing 10 facing the left or right of the wearer's body as in the first embodiment. It is possible to reduce the possibility of sweat adhering to or around it.
  • the airflow around the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is blocked and stagnant, as in the case where the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is arranged on the surface of the housing 10 that faces downward when the wearer is in the standing posture. It can also be avoided.
  • two snap buttons 3a and 3b are arranged on the back surface of the wearable sensor device 100a.
  • the wearable sensor device 100a may be attached to the wear in an upside down state.
  • the housing 10 has an asymmetrical shape. Specifically, the housing 10 is narrowed from top to bottom. By making the housing 10 asymmetrical in this way, it is possible to prevent the wearable sensor device 100a from being mounted in the wrong direction, and the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is mounted so as to face diagonally downward of the wearer's body. It will be easier to encourage things.
  • a mark indicating the vertical direction of the wearable sensor device 100a may be provided on the surface of the housing. Further, the wear on which the wearable sensor device 100a is mounted may be provided with a mark or the like indicating the direction of wearing.
  • a snap button is used as a coupling member of the wearable sensor devices 100 and 100a to the wear
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a magnet, a clip, and a magic are used.
  • a connecting member such as a tape (registered trademark) may be used.
  • Wearable sensor devices 100, 100a can be attached to the wear using these coupling members. Further, the wearable sensor device itself may be equipped with a wearable sensor device by providing a pocket on the wear side without providing a coupling member.
  • a patch or the like that can be adhered to the skin may be provided on the back surface of the wearable sensor device 100, 100a so that the wearable sensor device 100, 100a can be directly attached to the wearer's body surface instead of the wear. Further, the wearable sensor devices 100 and 100a may be integrated with the wear without being detachable.
  • the wearable sensor devices 100 and 100a can be attached to various wears such as T-shirts, tank tops, belly band, belts wrapped around the chest, trousers, underwear, and outerwear. It may also be attached to socks, hats, helmets and the like. Further, since the wearable sensor devices 100 and 100a monitor the environmental information in the vicinity of the living body, they may be worn not only on humans but also on animals and the like.
  • an example of a temperature / humidity sensor is shown as an environmental sensor, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the environment such as a temperature sensor alone, a humidity sensor alone, a barometric pressure sensor, and a gas sensor is not limited to this.
  • a sensor may be used.
  • a composite sensor in which these a plurality of sensors are combined may be used as an environmental sensor.
  • the information acquisition unit 5 may store the measured environmental information in the memory 50.
  • the wearable sensor device can be removed from the wear after the measurement, and the environmental information stored in the memory 50 can be read out by wire. Needless to say, in the case of reading by wire, it is necessary to provide a reading connector electrically connected to the information acquisition unit 5 in the housing.
  • a structure in which the rigid substrate 4a and the flexible substrate 4b are covered with the box-shaped housing 1 and sealed is shown as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a resin or the like may be poured around the rigid substrate 4a, the flexible substrate 4b, and the snap buttons 3a, 3b, and 3c to cure and seal the resin.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is mounted on the rigid substrate 4b, and the rigid substrate 4b is fixed to the outer wall surface of the housings 1 and 10, but the present invention is limited to this. is not it. As shown in FIG. 9, the temperature / humidity sensor 2 may be installed away from the outer wall surface so that the sensor surface 20 of the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is parallel to the outer wall surface of the housings 1 and 10.
  • the support members 11a and 11b that support the rigid substrate 4b are mounted on the housing 1 so that the rigid substrate 4b on which the temperature / humidity sensor 2 is mounted is installed on the outer wall surfaces of the housings 1 and 10 so as to be separated from each other. , 10 may be provided on the outer wall surface. In this way, the temperature / humidity sensor 2 can be installed away from the outer wall surface by the support members 11a and 11b.
  • the software functions of the information acquisition unit 5 and the wireless communication unit 6 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage device, and an interface. It can be realized by a computer and a program that controls these hardware resources. A configuration example of this computer is shown in FIG.
  • the computer includes a CPU 300, a storage device 301, and an interface device (I / F) 302.
  • the temperature / humidity sensor 2 and the hardware of the wireless communication unit 6 are connected to the interface device 302.
  • a program for realizing the monitoring method of the present invention is stored in the storage device 301.
  • the CPU 300 executes the processes described in the first and second embodiments according to the program stored in the storage device 301.
  • the present invention can be applied to a technique for measuring environmental information.

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